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<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Same
problem but in the same town only, the new place of the piano was 80% HR =
daily.
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<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>The
action frame warped, as the board, the tone turn mushy (BECHSTEIN mod
M)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>A
partial (reguled) Damp Chaser system solved the tone and the piano in a =
few
weeks. The customer is amazed, and grateful. I had to bed the frame (no =
bedding
screws) by gluing veneer and sanding, but the 42% RH was under the =
soundboard 1
hour after the system was plug in.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I am
not sure that the system could deal with 92% RH, and if too much rods =
installed,
they are likely to produce warm moist air (in what extend ?) that could
eventually damage the glue joints.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>But
even a little correction is probably better than that high
figure.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>If the
RH change stay within the 40% 60 65% range, I'd say that no danger at =
all, but
the instrument would need some regulation and voicing after getting used =
to the
new conditions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Going
from a humid place to a dry one seems more dangerous to =
me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Congratulations to take care of this aspect, pianists are very =
afraid to
see the tone of their cherished instrument =
disappearing..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Regards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922554807-11102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la =
part
de</B> Jack Houweling<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> vendredi 11 octobre =
2002
01:35<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> piano =
moves across
country<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What are the humidity variances one =
should be
concerned about when moving pianos long distances?</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>
I live in Vancouver B.C. where the humidity ranges between =
45-65%
I have a customer who wants to bring her Kawia to Mexico . The =
humidity there
is 92%. today.</FONT></DIV>
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p;Another customer has a Yamaha
G2 in Saskatchewan where it is dry and would like to =
move it to
Vancouver . </FONT></DIV>
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